Category Archives: Harp

How Do You Harp?

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I am hearing from more and more serious musicians who are using Harp as an instructional, compositional, and performance tool. I’m starting to collect testimonials that I will publish here, along with links back to the sites of people who provide them. I’d love to publish your story too, so send it to feedback@harpapp.com!

Harp 1.1 Coming Soon!

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I have submitted Harp version 1.1 to the App Store, which will be a free upgrade for existing users. Harp 1.1 includes a beautiful, realistic harp sound instead of the sine wave-based sound I used previously. It also loads much faster (the “loading progress” bar is now gone). But the really cool thing is iPad support! On the iPad, the strum bar is two octaves longer and the circle of roots is a true circle. Of course, on the iPad Harp works in any orientation. Plus, there’s ample room to add additional new features I’m planning.

Harp for iPad

I’ll have a new demo video up soon after the iPad makes its official debut on April 3rd.

Avoiding Interruptions

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When playing Harp, you may not wish to be interrupted by a phone call, alarm, or SMS. However, there is no way that Harp (or any iPhone application) can avoid these interruptions for you— you must do it yourself by deliberately silencing your iPhone or iPod. Here are the steps that Apple recommends:

  1. In the Settings application, ensure that the iPhone has Airplane Mode turned on.
  2. In the Calendar application, ensure that there are no event alarms enabled during the planned performance period.
  3. In the Clock application, ensure that there are no clock alarms enabled during the planned performance period.
  4. Do not move the Ringer/Silent switch during performance. When changing Ringer/Silent mode, an iPhone may vibrate, depending on user settings.
  5. Lastly, do not plug the iPhone into a power source during performance. When an iPhone gets plugged into power, it beeps twice or vibrates, according to user settings.
  6. Update: iOS 4.0 introduces “local notifications” which are alarms that apps can set themselves. So make sure none of the apps you use have any local notifications set to trigger during the planned performance period..

Version 1.0.1 Coming: Crackling Sound on 2nd-Gen iPod Touch Fixed!

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Note: This problem only affects 2nd-generation iPod Touch owners. iPhone and 1st-generation iPod Touch owners are not affected.

Thanks for everyone’s helpful feedback on the crackling noise that appears when using Harp with the 2nd-generation iPod Touch. I’m sending version 1.0.1 of Harp off to the App Store today, so you should have the fix in your hands shortly. Thanks for your patience.